Although there are physical similarities in Archaeal and Bacterial Viruses, there are a notable amount of cellular differences among the two. In this essay, I will discuss the comparison between two of three of the Earth 's most abundant cellular organisms (Krupovic, 2011). An Archaeal Virus is a single-celled organism that contains metabolic eccentricity, methanogens, and extreme thermophiles (meaning they can abstain stability in tremendously high temperatures) (Archaeal, 2011). A Bacterial Virus is an infectious agent that is incapable of replication outside of a living host. Once it invades a host (a bacteria 's body), it acts as a parasite. It uses the bacteria 's metabolism to develop and grow. Meanwhile, it destroys the bacteria by disintegrating the cell 's membrane. This process is known as bacteriophage (bacteriophage, 2003).
When a bacterial virus enters an insect, animal, or human, it can transform into what we call a bacterial infection. Bacterial viruses could spread but would never become an infection if it did not enter a living organism with the specific protein that it is …show more content…
Archaea and Bacteria are both microscopic, uni-celled organisms, otherwise known as microbes. Superficially, they look the same. At one point in time, early discoverers did not know they were different domains due to their substantial, physical appearance. It even went as far as them naming them Archaebacteria. They share the same shapes (e.g. plates, coils, cones, and rods) and size. They both have tail like structures, called flagella, to assist their movement in their environments. Did I mention neither one of them have a nucleus? They do not have well formed organelles and are classified as Prokaryotes. More recent studies looked more in depth at these microbes and realized that their genetic code in RNA is so different to the extent that they had no choice but to separate them into their own cellular domain (Archaea,
When a bacterial virus enters an insect, animal, or human, it can transform into what we call a bacterial infection. Bacterial viruses could spread but would never become an infection if it did not enter a living organism with the specific protein that it is …show more content…
Archaea and Bacteria are both microscopic, uni-celled organisms, otherwise known as microbes. Superficially, they look the same. At one point in time, early discoverers did not know they were different domains due to their substantial, physical appearance. It even went as far as them naming them Archaebacteria. They share the same shapes (e.g. plates, coils, cones, and rods) and size. They both have tail like structures, called flagella, to assist their movement in their environments. Did I mention neither one of them have a nucleus? They do not have well formed organelles and are classified as Prokaryotes. More recent studies looked more in depth at these microbes and realized that their genetic code in RNA is so different to the extent that they had no choice but to separate them into their own cellular domain (Archaea,